1. | A pound today buys much less than it did a year ago. |
| 今天一英镑远远买不到一年前能买的那么多东西。
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2. | They refused to accept less than the asking price. |
| 他们言无二价。
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3. | Please arrange the next meeting at a less awkward time. |
| 请把下次会议时间安排得方便些。
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4. | Could you please make less (of a) row? |
| 请你别那么大声嚷嚷好吗?
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5. | `More haste, less speed' is a well-known paradox. |
| ‘欲速不达’是人所熟知的隽语。
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6. | You know even less about it than I do. |
| 你对此事知道得比我还少。
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7. | The rejection of their pay claim was given a less than rhapsodic reception by the miners. |
| 矿工要求提高工资遭到拒绝而甚为恼火。
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8. | I've more or less finished reading the book. |
| 我差不多已经把这本书看完了。
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9. | It took more or less a whole day to paint the ceiling. |
| 粉刷天花板用了将近一整天的时间。
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10. | I can earn 20 a night, more or less , as a waiter. |
| 我当服务员一晚上能挣20英镑左右。
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